Malawi vs Niger: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 300.5 per 1,000 people against 268.19 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 32.31 per 1,000 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 47th and Niger ranks 46th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9928 per 1,000 people | 0.2332 per 1,000 people | 0.7596 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 0.7885 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.63 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.47 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.78 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 55.83 per 1,000 people | 48.22 per 1,000 people | 7.61 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 243.8 per 1,000 people | 275.61 per 1,000 people | 31.81 per 1,000 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 300.5 per 1,000 people against 268.19 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Malawi and Niger?
- 32.31 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Malawi ranks 47th and Niger ranks 46th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.